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Jack Murray, lower left, of Jefferson County, joins hundreds of area residents opposing the construction of a large-scale data center in the community during a city council meeting on Monday in Festus.
Festus resident Erica Carter calls for a recall of the city’s mayor while testifying against a plan to develop a large-scale data center in the rural community on Monday night.
Festus Mayor Sam Richards, center, turns to a city council member after speeding along a vote involving a large-scale data center proposal on Monday night.
Representatives with CRG — a Clayco company specializing in real estate and data center development — speak to each other as hundreds of Festus residents testify to oppose a plan to develop a large-scale data center in the community on Monday night.
(Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio)
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-03-31/festus-data-center-development-approval
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